Show You Would Most Like To See Revived — Page 2

Evita
Pippin
Hair(please transfer!)
Anything Goes

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MACK & MABEL with Jane Krakowski
GRAND HOTEL
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, the musical
ANGELS IN AMERICA
DREAMGIRLS
FOLLIES
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
PASSION
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
EVITA

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Subways are for Sleeping
Fanny
Wildcat
Fiorello
Sugar
Can-Can
Carnival
Irma La Douce
Destry Rides Again
The Most Happy Fella
Promises, Promises

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Angels in America.

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Evita
Dreamgirls
Can-Can
Kiss Of The Spider Woman (starring Jane Krakowski)

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Quick points:

1. Have you seen the show's rewrites? No? Pity. The story is interesting, and the musicalized version is far from confusing or bizarre in its newest rendition. Much of it has returned to the workshop material, which is more cogent than the final show and has an actual story within.

2. It's a good thing you said that you THINK more people know of "It" compared to "Carrie." IMDB would beg to differ: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074285/movieconnections. There are so many pop culture references to the film and story it's not even funny.

3. Pitchford is not budging because he's bitter about the show's reception. After it flopped after five performances, he didn't care whether or not it was ready, he just plain didn't want to touch it. Many times over the years the show has come up again, be it as a workshop or in rewritten form, and the only one who has said no is Pitchford -- sight unseen at that. (He outright refuses to attend, or give permission to let the new version go forward, which is part of the reason the new version never goes beyond that stage of the game.)

4. "Other than theatre fans, there'd probably be little interest"? Google the terms "Carrie" and "musical" in the same string please.

Thank you.

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Please, for the love of God, someone revive A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. It's boggling that this show has not yet been revived on Broadway, especially when you consider it made money the first time around.

I'd also love to see a Broadway revival of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA with a full orchestra. I've tried listening to the two piano revival from 1992 and it just doesn't do it for me. And with John Barrowman as Joe, please.

Updated On: 8/12/08 at 02:09 PM

In regards to Carrie:

1. From what I remember/heard they never fully mention that she's telekinetic. If you've never seen/read any of it, you wouldn't get that point & not get how the roof falls down. During "I'm Not Alone" when everythings going around, if you had no idea of this, you'd think it was some weird fantasy. It wasn't clearly labeled of her powers.

2. I happen to think that Carrie is a better movie than It, no problems there. I just think It has more people who KNOW about it.

3. Maybe he realized that it's two shows.....not one & wants to divide them up. Carrie has that '80s pop stuff for the students/school story and then the more classical stuff for Carrie, which critics weren't too fond of either. Also, could some of those songs be anymore awkward???? 'Out for Blood'! Why! (I actually liked In though :)!) 'Wotta Night'..what?!

4. Just because there are 5 million websites on Google means nothing about people wanting it to come back. Some are reviews proclaiming it "one of the worst musicals ever". It is Broadway's most famous flop for several reasons -- King's fans, theatre fans, Fame fans, horror fans, etc!

And I don't entirely hate it, I just don't think it'll work (and it didn't). Not to mention that final scene will always looks ridiculous, it'll be dangerous to do it a lot of ways that would make it look realistic. Too bad, Carrie. I also love Linzi Hateley, and it's a shame a cast that talented (like Frank Wildhorn's Dracula) only had that to perform..hopefully Shrek isn't like that!

Updated On: 8/12/08 at 02:55 PM

Hello, Dolly, with Reba McEntire
City of Angels

Would love to see a new version of Streetcar, cuz I can never get enough Williams.

The staging of Rockabye was awesome. The entire show WAS A RIP.

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Yes, yes, and YES to Promises, Promises!

And ugh...no, no, and NO to Passion!

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I'm with everyone else on the Evita revival but so far I haven't been a fan of any suggestions for Evas lately. I'd almost rather see them cast a Broadway unknown like they did for the London revival.

Also not going to lie, ever since the talk of Roundabout's reading last year I've been itching for a good Bye Bye Birdie revival. I'd love to see Roundabout pull something like they were able to do with Pajama Game a couple of years ago.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Reba McEntire

Porgy & Bess with Brian Stokes Mitchel and Audra McDonald

Stop the World! I want to get off! with John Barrowman

Bye Bye Birdie with David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramierez and Cheyenne Jackson as Birdie!